Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 1.-Henry KiDsley, foreman of the Aztec Land and Cattle Company, has arrived Tn town and vigorously denies the report that Texas cattle are dying throughout New Mexico and Arizona Knsley states that. on the contrary, the cattle are W!n- tering unusually we'll this season.
 NEW YoRK.-Ksb.1-A Buffalo special says: 1.-The discussion of the retaliation bill by Congress has apparently stirred up the residents of the Dominion or Canada. A member of the Dutferln Guards, SSth regiment. a volunteer mil tsry organization, IS now in this olty, and last nigbt he said, regarding the prepsrations being made throughou; Lower Canada, in expectation Ot wHr being declared, that few days ago every pensioner of the Imperial service WAS ordered under arms to be ready to move to the front at moments notIce. At Blantford there are one thousand or these veterans, and they are drilling daily. At Hamilton there are 6OO, and at various other points ID Lower Canada are enough men to furnish a standing army of 5000 men at an hours nOtl3e- The excitement, he says, Is great, enc. through all of the lower peninsula the militia is getting in readiness for active seryIce.
 PARIS, Feb.1-A panic prevails on the BOurse. owing to the situation of polItl- cGl affairs in France and In all other European countries. Three per cent. reptes are quoted at 77 francs and 70 centimes, 6 decline of l franc and O centImes from the closing quotations yesterday.
 Three per cent. rentes have now fallen to 76 francs, 70 centimes.
 4p.m,-A better feeling set in on BOurse otwards the close and three per cent rentes recovered Soc. from their lowest point of the day, the closing official quo- tstIon Geing v francs, 50 centimes.
 Los ANGELES, Feb. l-The folIowlnR orders have been issued by General Miles from the army headquarters in this city: Private Walter Mcknight, Troop I, Fifth Cavalry, tried by court martial at Fort Huschucs. A. T., for de- sertion and sentenced 10 be discharged and confined for two years; sentence re- mitted and Mcknight ordered to return to the Fifth Cavalry.
 John Stevens. troop K, Fourth Cavalry. tried at Fcrt HGachuca for disgrscefgl conduct and ssUtanced to two months imprisonment ID the guard house; seD- .ence approved.
 Second Lieutenant '. B Mcdonald, Tenth Cavalry, Is rei:evel from special duty ID connection win Indian Cd ..s at San Carlos, Arizona territory.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, February l.-Amc lg the passengers by the steamer NswOs sE, which arrived yesterday from Me4i-,.n ports, were a number of cClunIsis f.Jn the TOpOlObampO cO-OpCrstIye colony, which has been located m the state of Sinoloa, Mexico. These arrivals agree ID prOnOuncing the scheme one of the grossest frauds. They express tho greatest dissatisfaction with their ex- perience and congratulate themselves that they have been able t1 get away from the place. The tiOrId descriptions of the place which have been widely published in both Europe and America are pronounced ss false. The BTT.vslS state that the site chosen by the origin atOrs of the scheme consists of nothing but rock and sand, and vegetable growth IS entirely otthe csctas family. There is no arabic land of any extent within 8 miles Of the city. The locality IS 70 slightly elevated above the sea level thst at every high tide i. Is largely coy cred with water and at lOw tide 10000 acres of mud are exposed, sending up a cloud Of malsriOus exhalstiO1s tha: Is any thing but conducive 10 health The colOaists have found it Bn impossibil ty to raIso a crop of any kind. There has been no means presented for the con struction of buildings and the colOu's's arc living Tn tents. The bay upon wh!ch the place IS located and which wSs urged by :he projectors of the colony ls one ot the finest hart bOrs in the world will require an expenditure of aii- liors for dred <ing before l. wil! te Ji any Use whatever. For half h mile sea- va Ii the water is only krce deep. The plantations near tue place, about which 90 much Las been s.ii, Hre but my;hI- cal. The arrivsls say the TopDlUbAm DO colony will bs shar: lived.
 BALTIMORE, Feb 1-JOkn D. Llslc. Discount Clerk m the First NatIOnaI Bank O; this city, who f-ilrd to mt iu an appearance on Saturday, while Eu investigation of the Bank accounts was proceeding by the Directors, is now said to be n detaul.er to the amount of GbOut SS0,G0O, though the investigation is EO! yet completed.
 JERSEY CITY. February 1.-The freis ht handlers employed in the yards of the New Jersey Central Railroad O.. this morning struck for an increase of wages m accordance with the notice they served on the company yesterday. There are about five hundred men out.
 AUSTIN. Texas, February l-The legis- lsture assembled ID joint session at noon to-day, in accordance with a determin- atiOn reached last night at c secret meet ing of the supporters of governor Ire land. His name was withdrawn from the contest as soon as tbe two houses Bs- sem5led. The twenty-tifth ballot was ordered amidst good deal of excite meut. It resulted ss follows: Reagan. @; Maxey, 4S: Alexander VI. Terrll, 36; CT r-Goyernor O. M. Roberts, 2. The re- entrance of Judge IerrilI ID 'he rece only seems to emphasize the deadlock, as the vote k more evenly divided than ever
 AUSTIN, Texas, February Ion the thiTty-fiTst ballot for United States sen  ator, Cons gress man Reagan lacked but three votes of election, whercupon sev- ergl changes were nsade am!d~t great excitement and Reagan was elected.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 1.-The lc- counts of the TOpOlOOam5o colony given by Q. \. Cain, F c. Richards . d A. c. Town end who arrived here or -he steamer NeWberg, describes tie sCy.n- tages of the cclony as being si t5st vns claimed. They s.Gte regarding q e land in the vicinity of inc colony tha, for about mile back of the present wharf extend rocky hills from 4C0 To so feet high, covered with caciGs. lignum vitae and Brazilian vOOd, but beyond these hille extends a level plateau over 4i1iy-fve miles long and thirty-fve m width. IL IS bordered on the narrow sides by hills end the Fuerte river, on the banks of which the colony is sI. hated. The soIl ot this stretch of coun- try is said to be Of the best agricultural nature. and is capable Of bearing Q crop of over 150 bushels of corn to The acre Irrigation is all that is neeiej, and at present there is enough irrI- gated land on the banks of the Fuerte river tO accommodate several thousand